Brazil get ketch again

[Observer]

this is the second time Brazil get ketch using overage players. First was the U17 in New Zealand and no one did  anything even though they won the Tournament. Now this


Brazilian player investigated for age fraud

RIO DE JANEIRO, Nov 7 (Reuters) - Former Brazilian World Youth Cup winner Carlos Alberto is being investigated over allegations of age fraud, his club Figueirense said Tuesday.

 
Figueirense director Joao Batista Babi said the midfielder had been dropped while the investigations were carried out.


The decision followed a report in the Folha de Sao Paulo newspaper on Tuesday which alleged that the player, full name Carlos Alberto de Oliveira Junior, was born exactly five years before his declared date of birth of Jan. 24, 1983.

'We heard about this last night. We've suspended him temporarily until all the investigations have been done,' Babi told reporters.

'We will also inform the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) so that he is investigated externally. We have to remember that he was not raised at the club.'

Carlos Alberto, who joined Figueirense in 2003, has been their outstanding player in the Brazilian championship this season and has been linked with a move to Sao Paulo.

Figueirense are ninth in the Brazilian championship with 49 points.

Carlos Alberto, who did not train on Tuesday, started five of Brazil's seven games at the 2003 World Youth Cup in United Arab Emirates, although he missed the final against Spain.

Brazil has had several cases of age fraud in the past, usually involving players attempting to jump down an age group at the start of their careers.

[dwolfman]

Nothing has been proven and it is not Brazil doing anything deliberate it is the players who are hiding their age.

[Observer]

Nothing has been proven and it is not Brazil doing anything deliberate it is the players who are hiding their age.

So why Costa Rica, Mexico, Kenya etc get banned from all FIFA events when they got caught with an overage player.

[dwolfman]

You investigate it and come back and tell me. I am not the one slinging accusations.

[Filho]

Nothing has been proven and it is not Brazil doing anything deliberate it is the players who are hiding their age.

So why Costa Rica, Mexico, Kenya etc get banned from all FIFA events when they got caught with an overage player.

With those..FIFA was able to 'prove' that their FAs did not do enough or even knew about the fraud. With Brazil, the CBF was shown to have done everything they should havea nd were duped by an individual.

OK...that is the official version

The 'other' version is that...DEY IZ BRAZIL.

[Mango Chow!]

this is the second time Brazil get ketch using overage players. First was the U17 in New Zealand and no one did  anything even though they won the Tournament. Now this


Brazilian player investigated for age fraud

RIO DE JANEIRO, Nov 7 (Reuters) - Former Brazilian World Youth Cup winner Carlos Alberto is being investigated over allegations of age fraud, his club Figueirense said Tuesday.

 
Figueirense director Joao Batista Babi said the midfielder had been dropped while the investigations were carried out.


The decision followed a report in the Folha de Sao Paulo newspaper on Tuesday which alleged that the player, full name Carlos Alberto de Oliveira Junior, was born exactly five years before his declared date of birth of Jan. 24, 1983.

'We heard about this last night. We've suspended him temporarily until all the investigations have been done,' Babi told reporters.

'We will also inform the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) so that he is investigated externally. We have to remember that he was not raised at the club.'

Carlos Alberto, who joined Figueirense in 2003, has been their outstanding player in the Brazilian championship this season and has been linked with a move to Sao Paulo.

Figueirense are ninth in the Brazilian championship with 49 points.

Carlos Alberto, who did not train on Tuesday, started five of Brazil's seven games at the 2003 World Youth Cup in United Arab Emirates, although he missed the final against Spain.

Brazil has had several cases of age fraud in the past, usually involving players attempting to jump down an age group at the start of their careers.

     Nah, doh say dat nuh.  Say it aint true!!

[Observer]

Nothing has been proven and it is not Brazil doing anything deliberate it is the players who are hiding their age.

So why Costa Rica, Mexico, Kenya etc get banned from all FIFA events when they got caught with an overage player.

With those..FIFA was able to 'prove' that their FAs did not do enough or even knew about the fraud. With Brazil, the CBF was shown to have done everything they should havea nd were duped by an individual.

OK...that is the official version

The 'other' version is that...DEY IZ BRAZIL.